Pentagon announces new AI office as it looks to deploy autonomous weapons
By THE HILLS Published on Novemeber 12, 2024 The Defense Department on Wednesday announced a new office focused on accelerating and adopting artificial intelligence (AI) technology for the military as it aims to deploy autonomous weapons in the near future. The Artificial Intelligence Rapid Capabilities Cell (AI RCC) will aim to install […]
The AI Startup Anthropic, Which Is Always Talking About How Ethical It Is, Just Partnered With Palantir
By The Byte Published on November 08, 2024 Anthropic, the AI company that touts itself as the safety-prioritizing alternative to other AI firms like OpenAI — from which it’s poached many executives — has partnered with shadowy defense contractor Palantir. The AI company is also teaming up with Amazon Web Services to bring […]
Physical Intelligence, a Robot A.I. Specialist, Raises Millions From Bezos
By The New York Times Published on November 04, 2024 The start-up raised $400 million in a funding round with investments from the likes of Jeff Bezos, Thrive Capital and OpenAI. Physical Intelligence, an artificial intelligence start-up seeking to create brains for a wide variety of robots, plans to announce on Monday that […]
Organisms Created in Laboratory Are “Third State” Beyond Life and Death, Scientists Say
By NEOSCOPE Published on September 14, 2024 “The third state challenges how scientists typically understand cell behavior.” Over the past several years, scientists have repeatedly demonstrated that the cells of various organisms can be repurposed into biological robots, representing stunning advancements in the field of synthetic biology. Some types, like anthrobots, […]
Billionaire Larry Ellison says a vast AI-fueled surveillance system can ensure ‘citizens will be on their best behavior’
By Business Insider Published on September 10, 2024 Walking down a suburban neighborhood street already feels like a Ring doorbell panopticon. But this is only the start of our surveillance dystopia, according to Larry Ellison, the billionaire cofounder of Oracle. He said AI will usher in a new era of surveillance that […]
42 state attorneys general demand a Surgeon General warning label for social media apps
By CNN Business Published on September 10, 2024 It’s hard to get 42 states to agree on much. But a bipartisan group of attorneys general on Tuesday demanded that Congress require Surgeon General warning labels on social media apps to help curtail addiction and a mental health crisis among young adults. “As […]
Google’s Breakup Is Starting to Get Priced In
By The Wall Street Journal Published on September 14, 2024 The federal government is a long way from actually breaking Google up. Investors are starting to treat the possibility as a foregone conclusion. The trial for the Justice Department’s second antitrust case against the internet titan started Monday. That comes a month […]
Science Editors Raise New Doubts on Meta’s Claims It Isn’t Polarizing
By The Wall Street Journal Published on September 26, 2024 Meta Platforms claims that Facebook doesn’t polarize Americans came under new doubt as the journal Science raised questions about a prominent research paper the tech giant has cited to support its position. In an editorial Thursday, Science said that Meta’s emergency efforts to […]
Instagram makes all teen accounts private, in a highly scrutinized push for child safety
By npr Published on September 17, 2024 Instagram on Tuesday unveiled a round of changes that will make the accounts of millions of teenagers private, enhance parental supervision and set messaging restrictions as the default in an effort to shield kids from harm. Meta said users under 16 will now need a […]